Definition: 1. The person in charge of a ship or commercial aircraft. 2. An officer of fairly high rank in the navy, the army and the US air force. 3. The leader of a group of people, especially a sports team.
Use 'captain' in a sentence:
1. The Captain was at the other end of the room.
2. The captain keeps a log.
3. He captained the team but he didn't actually play.
4. I asked the Captain to wangle us three tickets to Athens.
5. Seafood is a regional speciality epitomized by Captain Anderson's Restaurant.
6. He served as a captain in the army.
7. He was a generally unpopular choice for captain.
8. This is the captain speaking.
9. Strong leadership is needed to captain the team.
10. The captain is still unfit and will miss tonight's game.
11. Their captain said his team had played as well as it possibly could.
12. I had no hesitation in naming him (as) captain.
13. Tim Munton becomes the new vice-captain.
14. Captain Ronald Warwick was on the bridge when the wave hit.
15. The captain ordered all passengers and crew into lifeboats.
16. The fighting qualities of the team are epitomized by the captain.
17. You must obey the captain's commands.
18. The captain called heads as usual — and the coin came down tails.
19. He is a captain who leads by example.
20. The captain piloted the boat into a mooring.
21. The captain decided to withhold the terrible news even from his officers.
22. I asked the captain to wangle us three tickets to Athens.
23. Captain Trent gave his men a full briefing.
24. My first part was Captain O'Hagarty, a dastardly villain in a children's play.
25. She was captain of the hockey team at school.
26. The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers.
27. I had no hesitation in naming him captain.
28. The captain was at the other end of the room.
29. They appointed him captain of the English team.
30. The Captain pulled rank and made his sergeant row the entire way.
31. They appointed him (as) captain of the English team.
32. The captain of the submarine has got this periscope thing.
33. She arrived in company with the ship's captain.
34. The captain turned out the 'no smoking' signs.
35. The captain made the decision to include four men in their 40s in his side.
36. Are all your weapons in place, Captain?
37. He eventually rose to the rank of captain.
38. He was soon promoted to the rank of captain.
39. I did once dream of becoming the first woman to captain an ocean liner.
40. Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety.
41. The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.
42. The country's captain was dropped from the tour party to England.
43. The captain refuses to air the team's dirty laundry in public.
44. The winning captain held the trophy in the air.
45. The captain gave the order to abandon ship.
46. His uniform bore the insignia of a captain.
47. He was as eager as his Captain to beat the record.
48. The captain of the guard looked as if he had a mind to challenge them.
